For the last month Naviar published poems written by members of the Africa Haiku Network, a blossoming community of African haiku poets founded in 2015 which aims to promote the relatively new form of traditional Japanese poetry in the African continent. I asked a few questions to Adjei Agyei-Baah, co-founder[...]

Last week I asked a few questions to songwriter-poet Rob Forest, the author of naviarhaiku 179 and 180. Rob's works are strongly influenced by daily meditation and his relationship with the natural world; as a result, his music and lyrics evoke a unique sense of calm and depth. Tell us[...]

Last week Naviar released relief. silence comes, a compelling and challenging experimental album by earthborn visions, which have already received some extremely positive reviews. In this episode of Spotlight we have a chat with Mike Sweeney (aka earthborn visions) about his creative process, music equipment and future projects. relief. silence[...]

It seems incredible that 3 years ago today, the first Haiku challenge received its first entry. At the time Naviar didn’t have a website, just a Tumblr page and a Soundcloud group, but the community that started on that day grew to become the thriving creative environment we know today.[...]

This week's Spotlight: Best of Ambient 2016 by 22tracks, nox tempesta + Wings of an Angel's latest collaboration and SAM KDC's Cycles of Perspective; open call for Sound Thought 2017 and an inspiring article about personal refinement. Articles Self-Refinement Through the Wisdom of the Ages: New Year’s Resolutions from Some[...]

For this week's Spotlight I put together a list of recent albums, articles and short videos I find interesting and inspiring. Some of the albums included in the list were also featured on our latest podcast. Music This Is It Forever - TIIF 2016 (This Is It Forever)  experimental, alternative,[...]

This week three concept albums from participants in Naviar's challenges caught my attention for their diversity and intriguing sounds: I hope you'll enjoy them as much I do. Earthborn Visions / Window The music included in Earthborn Visions’ latest release is intense and truly inspiring. With ten delicate ambient tracks[...]

Having spent my childhood in the Italian countryside, I had the opportunity to experience the rise of digital music in slow-motion. I bought my first CD in 1997. I was 9 at that time, but I still remember when my father took me to the local music shop to buy[...]